Explores how to define 'fast enough' for website performance, covering competitive analysis, user perception, and key metrics like Speed Index.
Explains why PyPy's JIT compiler makes test suites slower than production code, and why tests are poor benchmarks for performance.
Discusses the nuance in web development advice, using responsive images as an example of why 'your mileage may vary' (YMMV).
A collection of practical tips and guides for effective indexing in PostgreSQL, covering unused indexes, costs, and performance considerations.
Explains how to fix Django's default per-request database connection behavior to improve performance via connection pooling.
John Carmack's archived article on reducing latency in virtual reality systems to improve user experience and prevent simulator sickness.
Explains how to improve webpage load times by asynchronously loading social media JavaScript links, with a reference to a CSS-Tricks article.
A detailed guide on upgrading a MacBook Pro Mid 2009 with a Kingston SSD, including benchmarks and performance improvements.
Developer shares excitement about a summer internship at Quora, focusing on migrating the site to PyPy and performance tuning.
An introduction to using Phing, a free automation tool, to streamline and automate performance optimization tasks in web development.
Explores how color psychology influences user perception of website speed and responsiveness, offering design tips to make sites feel faster.
Debunks common myths about web performance optimization and explains why it's crucial for user experience and business metrics.
A developer uses Webgrind, a PHP profiling tool, to identify and fix performance bottlenecks in inherited code, reducing database queries and page load time.
Introduces CSSEmbed, a tool for converting CSS image references to data URIs to reduce HTTP requests and improve website load times.
A review of the SpriteMe bookmarklet, a tool for creating CSS sprites to optimize website performance by reducing HTTP requests.
A practical guide to quickly improving website performance using free tools for image compression, CSS/JS minification, and sprite generation.
A developer details two performance optimizations for Unladen Swallow, a Python implementation, focusing on argument parsing and JIT compilation.
Explores a JavaScript technique called 'simplethreading' for handling large data sets asynchronously by batching operations to improve performance.
A developer creates a simple web tool to calculate the byte size of text, useful for optimizing CSS, JavaScript, and code.
A tutorial on implementing a basic identity map pattern in Django to optimize memory by ensuring duplicate database objects are represented by the same Python instance.
